# 7 U.S.C. § 7216: Violations of contract

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7216

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 7216
- **Heading:** Violations of contract
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 100—AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION > SUBCHAPTER II—PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACTS

## Text

Except as provided in subsection (b), if an owner or producer subject to a contract violates a requirement of the contract specified in section 7211(a) of this title , the Secretary shall terminate the contract with respect to the owner or producer on each farm in which the owner or producer has an interest. On the termination, the owner or producer shall forfeit all rights to receive future contract payments on each farm in which the owner or producer has an interest and shall refund to the Secretary all contract payments received by the owner or producer during the period of the violation, together with interest on the contract payments as determined by the Secretary.

( Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 116 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 903 .)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 7201 Short title and purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7201.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7202 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7202.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7211 Authorization for use of production flexibility contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7211.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7212 Elements of contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7212.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7213 Amounts available for contract payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7213.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7214 Determination of contract payments under contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7214.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7215 Applicability of payment limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7215.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7216 Violations of contract](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7216.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7217 Transfer or change of interest in lands subject to contract](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7217.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7218 Planting flexibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7218.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7231 Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7231.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7232 Loan rates for marketing assistance loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7232.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7233 Term of loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7233.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7234 Repayment of loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7234.md)

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